Kolak Sack Foods approached Armo as they were in need of a new loading bay to be installed at their site in London. They required 1no insulated roller shutter door, 1no dock leveller within modular dock, 1no dock shelter, 1no traffic light and 1no dock loading light.

Kolak is a respected business that has continuously been growing since it was founded in 1984. Despite starting life in modest premises and with just eight employees, their ability to provide value adding crisp and snack products in response to the most demanding customer requirements has enabled Kolak to continually expand their production capabilities, their product portfolio, their team and customer base.

Turnover increased by more than 50% between 2009 and 2013 and they were among The Grocer’s ‘50 Fastest Growing Privately Owned Food and Beverage Companies’ in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Today, Kolak operate from a modern facility that spans nearly 300,000 square feet. In 2013, they also invested over £3.75 million to further enhance manufacturing technology with improvements.

Armo received the order for the required works from Kolak in February 2017 and after a site survey from our Project Manager, we were able to commence works mid May 2017.

Model ARSL Swing Lip Dock Leveller Incorporated into Modular Dock

Armo supplied and installed 1no Model ARSL Swing Lip Dock Leveller incorporated within a Modular Dock, which was mounted to face of concrete dock and fit between existing walled tunnel. The modular dock was complete with 1100mm high removable handrails along the dock leveller sides and between the shelters frames each side. The Dock Leveller had a width of 2000mm and 2500mm length with a pit depth of 500mm. The operating parameters were 360mm above dock and 300mm below dock. The lip of the leveller is one piece complete with a 5° curvature to assist with loading above dock height with a length of 400mm. The Dock Leveller had strict single axle load capacity of 6 tonne which is in accordance with the British standard for dock levellers BS EN 1398.

Armo completed the installation of the Dock Leveller by including 2no rubber buffers at a size of 450mm x 250mm x 100mm. Each buffer is mounted on a 15mm steel backing plate that is welded and bolted to the dock face.

Model ARRS Insulated Roller Shutter Door

We Supplied and installed an ARRS Roller Shutter Door with an opening width of 4980mm, opening height of 4000mm and a headroom of 550mm. The Door is manufactured from pre-galvanised material with a foam infill and each panel section is 94mm deep with multi-ribbed face for integrity. The curtain, when assembled is held in position with purposely-designed injection moulded end fittings. The customer has a choice of colour for the finish of the curtain and in this case Kolak decided to have their shutter door finished in Grey.

Model ARSR Retractable Dock Shelter

1no Retractable Dock Shelter was installed with an overall width of 3400mm, overall height of 3400mm and a projection of 600mm. The Width of the front curtain was 700mm and the length of the head curtain was 1500mm. Our heavy-duty retractable dock shelters are suitable for accommodating vehicles of varying heights, whilst at the same time providing an effective seal.

Model ARDB Wheel Alignment Guides

1no pair of wheel alignment guides was fixed into place centrally to the loading bay, 2000mm from the dock face. The guides are manufactured with soft radius bends and are hot dipped galvanised to BS 729. They can also be powder coated to the colour preference of the customer. The reversing vehicle, which is intended to dock onto the loading bay, aims to slot the trailer between the guides ensuring the trailer dock safely and centrally onto the loading bay.

Model ARDL Dock Loading Light

1no Dock Loading light was supplied and installed on the inside of the loading bay door which provides light into every corner of a docked trailer which improves visibility and helps prevent accidents occurring. The light is a 70W system, which can be interlocked with the door so that when the door opens, the light will turn on and when the door closes, the light switches off. An independent switch can also be included.

Model ARTR LED Traffic Light

Armo were pleased to install our traffic light system to ensure that our dock levellers were as safe as they could be for the customers’ employees. A Red over green LED Traffic Light, provided in a fully sealed unit complete with sun visors is installed to the outside of the loading bay in a position that the driver of the vehicle can clearly see to ensure they know when it is safe to pull off from the loading bay.

Nominally 140mm wide x 268mm long x 50mm deep with 24 diodes per light.

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Armo have been manufacturing high quality loading bay and lifting table solutions since 1972, for further technical or pricing information please contact us.